By Request (Brenda Lee album)
By Request | ||||
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Label | Decca | |||
Producer | Owen Bradley | |||
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Singles from By Request | ||||
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By Request is a
Background, recording and content
Brenda Lee rose to stardom as a teenager recording rock and roll and pop material. Although Lee's records were made with country producer Owen Bradley, she had a string of US top ten pop singles during the early 1960s. This included "I'm Sorry", "I Want to Be Wanted", "Fool No. 1" and "Break It to Me Gently". Following 1963, Lee's singles reached the US top 20 but remained more commercially successful in Europe.[3] Three of her singles reached top 20 and top 25 positions in the US, which appeared on Lee's next studio album By Request: "I Wonder", "The Grass Is Greener" and "As Usual".[1]
By Request was recorded in sessions held at the Columbia Studio, located in Nashville, Tennessee. The recording sessions took place between September and October 1963. They were overseen by producer Owen Bradley.[4] The album consisted of 12 tracks.[1] The only new recordings on the project were "The Grass Is Greener", "My Whole World Is Falling Down" and "As Usual". The remaining nine tracks were cover versions of songs recorded by other artists of the era. The liner notes described the album's covers as "big hits of the day". These songs included "Danke Schoen", "Why Don't You Believe Me?", "Tammy" and "Blue Velvet".[4]
Release, chart performance and critical reception
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By Request was released by Decca Records on May 18, 1964. It was distributed as a
Singles
By Request included three singles released in 1963. Its first was "I Wonder", which Decca Records first issued in June 1963.
Track listing
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "More" (from the film Mondo Cane) | 2:04 | |
2. | "Days of Wine and Roses" | 2:45 | |
3. | "Danke Schoen" |
| 2:35 |
4. | "Tammy" | 2:53 | |
5. | "Why Don't You Believe Me" |
| 2:30 |
6. | "I Love You Because" | Leon Payne | 2:46 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "As Usual" | Alex Zanetis | 2:32 |
2. | "Blue Velvet" |
| 2:35 |
3. | "My Whole World Is Falling Down" | 1:52 | |
4. | "I Wonder" | Cecil Gant | 2:55 |
5. | "I'm Confessin' (That I Love You)" | Al J. Neiburg | 2:55 |
6. | "The Grass Is Greener" |
| 2:25 |
Chart performance
Chart (1964) | Peak position |
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US Billboard 200[13] | 90 |
Release history
Region | Date | Format | Label | Ref. |
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Australia | May 18, 1964 | Vinyl LP | Universal Record Club | [14] |
Brazil | Decca Records | [15] | ||
Germany | Brunswick Records | [16] | ||
North America | Decca Records | [4] | ||
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Brunswick Records | [17] | ||
Venezuela | [18] | |||
North America | circa 2020 |
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MCA Nashville | [19] |
References
- ^ a b c d "By Request: Brenda Lee: Songs, reviews, credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b "Album Reviews: Pop Spotlight" (PDF). Billboard. May 23, 1964. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Unterberger, Richie. "Brenda Lee Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f Lee, Brenda (May 18, 1964). "By Request (Liner Notes)". Decca Records. DL-74509 (LP).
- ^ "Vocalists are Spotlighted in Decca's VIP Push" (PDF). Cashbox. May 9, 1964. p. 7. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ISBN 978-0898201666.
- ^ Lee, Brenda (June 1963). ""I Wonder"/"My Whole World Is Falling Down" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 31510.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89820-188-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-89820-169-7.
- ^ a b "BRENDA LEE songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 17 December 2023.
- ^ Lee, Brenda (September 1963). ""The Grass Is Greener"/"Sweet Impossible You" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 31539.
- ^ Lee, Brenda (November 1963). ""As Usual"/"Lonely, Lonely, Lonely Me" (7" vinyl single)". Decca Records. 31570.
- ^ "Brenda Lee Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 27, 2023.
- ^ Lee, Brenda (May 18, 1964). "By Request [Australia]". Universal Record Club. U-649 (LP).
- ^ Lee, Brenda (May 18, 1964). "By Request [Brazil]". Decca Records. SLP-77009 (LP).
- ^ Lee, Brenda (May 18, 1964). "By Request [Germany]". Brunswick Records. 267-111 (LP).
- ^ Lee, Brenda (May 18, 1964). "By Request [South Africa and United Kingdom]". Brunswick Records. LAT-8576 (Mono); STA-8576 (LP).
- ^ Lee, Brenda (May 18, 1964). "By Request [Venezuela]". Decca Records. DL-74509 (LP).
- ^ "By Request: Album by Brenda Lee". Apple Music. Retrieved 30 December 2023.